hit it

idiom

informal
used to tell a group of musicians to begin playing
Hit it, boys!

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The woodchipper was equipped with an emergency kill switch, but no one was around to hit it when the man fell in, local CBS affiliate WPEC reported. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025 Ratings are down, the most random shows hit it big, so why not try Dr. Watson in Pittsburgh? Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 The liquid made the glass radiate pink and peach, depending on how the light hit it. Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Around 1908, other miners hit it big in northwestern San Bernardino County — in tungsten. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hit it 

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“Hit it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20it. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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